Mushrooms of Colorado and the Southern Rocky Mountains: And the Southern Rocky Mountains Book

Over 170 species of mushrooms grow in Colorado and the southern Rockies--sprouting in fields and forests, on riverbanks and mountainsides, even in your own backyard. This new field guide will appeal to anyone interested in mushrooming, from amateurs to experienced fungiphiles. Color photographs of mushrooms in their natural habitats are paired with descriptions and diagrams to help you identify the different species. Written and compiled by Vera Evenson, curator of the Denver Botanic Gardens' Herbarium of Fungi, the guide includes all the mushroom basics--structure, life cycles, habitats, and names. You will learn where and when to hunt for mushrooms as well as how to avoid poisonous ones. Published in cooperation with the Denver Botanic Gardens and the Denver Museum of Natural History.